Drought continues to tighten its grip across the Plains, and it’s forcing farmers in west Texas to make some very difficult decisions this growing season. Depleted soils, along with bleak forecasts ...

Global weather woes, including drought, flooding, and pink bollworm outbreak, could lower India's cotton production. Crude oil prices could rally cotton prices to $1.20 or higher by early 2024. Higher ...

Agribusinesses contribute $1 billion to the Big Country economy annually, according to a 2022 infographic from the Abilene Chamber of Commerce and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Cotton is considered ...

To boost demand, Cotton Incorporated has refined the pillars of the cotton research and promotion program.

The U.S. cotton industry, which began the growing season optimistically after a series of well-timed showers, is now projected to produce its second-lowest crop in a decade. Economic pressures and ...

USDA’s final crop production report for the 2023 year shocked the market. Not only did the U.S. grow a record corn crop, but USDA also increased its soybean yield estimate for 2023. Cotton yields, ...

KJZZ examines the storied history of the state’s five C’s — copper, cotton, cattle, citrus and climate — and the role they ...

Founded in 1954, SUPIMA is less than 1% of global cotton production out of California, and supportuing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SIGMA) to regulate water use and preserve resources.

As the harvest season nears its end, cotton producers across the High Plains are hopeful for a higher yield compared to last year, yet they still approach the final yield with caution. Still a month ...

The Oct. 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service report forecasts cotton production at 12.8 million 480-pound bales, down 2% from the previous forecast and down 11 ...